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The genus Pluchea: phytochemistry, traditional uses, and biological activities
Hidayat Hussain1, Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Ghulam Abbas
1UoN Chair of Oman's Medicinal Plants and Marine Products, University of Nizwa, Birkat Al-Mauz, Nizwa 616, Sultanate of Oman (phone: +968-92828487; fax: +968-25446289). Hidayat110@gmail.com.
Abstract:
In this review, literature data on phytochemical and biological investigations on the genus Pluchea are compiled. Pluchea is a genus of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family and comprises ca. 80 species distributed mainly in Northern and Southern America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Sesquiterpenoids and flavonoids are the main constituents of this genus. Compounds isolated from plants of the Pluchea genus display a variety of biological properties, viz., anticancer, antileishmanial, immunosuppressive, antioxidant, anti-acetylcholinesterase, antimicrobial, trypanocidal, hepatoprotective, cytotoxic, larvicidal, anti-ulcer, anti-inflammatory, and antinociceptive activities.
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